Mongol invasion of India, 1306
The slave trade between Western Africa and the America's reached its peak in
the mid-18th century when it is estimated that over 80,000 Africans annually
crossed the Atlantic to spend the rest of their lives in chains.
I believe it’s the first answer
They had just started the french revolution and the king and queen were neglecting their people and spending all the tax money on throwing parties and buying clothes plus they had just helped finance the american revolution instead of helping their own people